KALADAN NEWS                

Dated-27th April

 FORCED COLLECTION FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION

Buthidaung, April 27: The Commander of the Tactical

Operational Command (TOC) of Buthidaung, Arakan State,

had forcibly collected from villagers an amountof

Kyat- 700,000/-for construction a (7) kilometre-long

road, linking Let Wai Dad and Nga Kyi Dauk village,

according to our correspondent.

On 15 April, the said TOC Commander had issued ordered

the villages of Kyauk Pyu Taung, Tat Min Chaung, Let

Wai  Dad Pyin Shay, Let Wai Dad Pa Zun Chaung of

Buthidaung Township to provide Kyat- 700,000/- for

construction of road, source further added.

 Most of the people of these villages are repatriated

refugees who fled to Bangladesh in 1991-1992 to escape

persecution by the army. Most of the landless and

jobless living on starvation diet.In spite of this,

the military showed no mercy to this helpless and

hapless people. The TOC Commander insisted that the

total money required for the construction of the road

is Kyat 14,00,000/- of which half the amount must be

borne by the villagers without questions,said sources.

In reality, the villagers alone have to pay for the

whole construction, the military will not pay single

penny,said an ex-chairman to our correspondent.

Editor

Kaladan Press Network

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